Motor mounting



1943- E'. F. RIESING 2,308,962

MOTOR MOUNTING Filed Aug. 3, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS Jan. 19, 1943. E. F. RIESING MOTOR MOUNTING Filed Aug. 5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENT flzwaoo E Fksmzt BY WW ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 19, 1943 2,308,962 Moron MOUNTING Ellwood F. Riesing, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The Firestone Tire & Rubber Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Company, Akron,

Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,505

2 Claims.

This invention relates to resilient mountings, especially to rubber motor mountings.

The general object of the-present invention is to provide an inexpensive, easily constructed rubber mounting which has desirable supporting characteristics.

Another object of the invention is to provide a motor mounting which has substantially inclosed bodies of rubber therein used to carry a load placed upon the mounting whereby only minimum movement of the respective portions of the mounting is permitted.

Another object is to provide mountings that are readily placed under preload.

Still another object is to provide mountings, the individual parts of which can not'be separated by load applied thereto.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will be manifest from the following specification, which will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating one embodiment of the invention as it is secured to an automobile frame to position a motor thereon;

Figure 2 is a right side elevation of the motor mounting shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan of the motor mounting of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation, partly in section, of a modification of the invention;

Figure 5 is a plan of the mounting of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a plan of a further modification of the invention; 7

Figure '7 is an end elevation, partly in vertical section on line 1-1 of Figure 6, of the mounting of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional elevation on line 8-8 of Figure 6; and

Figure 9 is a side elevation, partly in vertical section on line 99 of Figure 6, of the mounting of Figure 6.

Referring specifically to the apparatus shown in Figure 1, it comprises an inclined frame member I0 of a vehicle upon which a motor II is positioned through a motor mounting I2. Usually two motor mountings I2 are required to position the front end of the motor upon the frame of the vehicle. These motor mountings are positioned on opposite sides of the front end of the motor and inclined downwardly towards the center axis of the motor. Hence, in the position shown, the motor mounting II would be on the right side of a motor,. when looking at the Figure 1 toward the front end of an automobile.

Figure 2 best shows that the mounting I2 mainly comprises a base member I3, which is substantially U shaped in cross section, and a supporting member I4, that is substantially inverted U- shape in section. Side arms I5 of the base member I34 are of uniform height throughout, while side arms I6 of the supporting member I4 taper downwardly from the inner ends thereof to the outer ends, as indicated on Figure 1. This permits the supporting member I4, which is appreciably narrower than the base member I3, to be received within the base member I3, and to have its side arms I6 spaced from, but opposed to, the side arms I5. The lower edges of the side arms I6 are parallel to the base ll of the member I3 and base I8 of the supporting member I4 is substantially horizontal. This base I8 extends beyond the ends, of the member I3 and has two holes I9 and 20 formed therein through which a tap screw 2| and a bolt 22, respectively, can be positioned to secure the supporting member I4 to the motor I I. A headed bolt 25 extends downwardly from the base member to factilitate securing same to the frame member I0.

To position the supporting member I4 resiliently upon the base member I3, a substantially rectangular rubber block 26 is placed between the opposed portions of each of the sets of the side arms I5 and I6 and covers substantially the entire surface of the side arms. These rubber blocks 26 are vulcanized to the adiacent opposed portions of the side arms I5 and I6 and form the base member I3 and a supporting member I4 into the integral motor mounting I2. Both the upper and lower surfaces of the rubber blocks 26 are upwardly curved in a direction from the side arms I 5 toward the side arms I6. Such upward curvature is particularly important at the lower surfaces of the rubber blocks, which abut the base I4, since that construction functions to retard downward movement of the supporting member relatively of the base member. This action is secured since downward movement of the supporting member brings greater area of the rubber blocks 26 into engagement with the base I! of the member I3 and places more of the rubber under absolute compression load. Portions I6a of the side arms it, above the upper end of the member I3, extend beyond the ends of the rubber blocks 26 and are flared outwardly. This aids in retarding relative axial movement between the base and supporting member.

Normally the maximum load applied to the motor mounting I2 is a compression load. since the lower portions of the. rubber blocks 26 are substantially confined, and since the normal grain structure of the rubber blocks 28 extends upwardly from the side arms towards the side arms i8. Then load applied to the supporting member ll moves it downwardly and principally compresses the rubber blocks 28.

v The line XX shown on Figure 1 of the drawings is perpendicular to the center plane of the mounting shown in Figure 1 and it extends through the principal axis line of the engine. The principal axis line is the line determined after suspending a motor from its universal ball Joint, by then theoretically suspending a plumb line from the universal ball joint of the motor. The mounting of Figure 1, when described in another way, may be said to be tangential to a radius swung from the center of the principal axis of the motor in the transverse plane of the front mounting supports for the motor. This positioning of the motor mountings has a stabilizing action on the engine and tends to minimize transverse movements of the engine in a horizontal plane. Mounting the engine in the manner disclosed herein actually brings about movements in the rubber mountings which are radial about the principal axis of the motor.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that an inexpensive, easily constructed motor mounting is provided by the invention. This mounting is adapted to have maximum movement between its component parts in a vertical direction and to have limited movement in all other directions whereby a stable supporting action is secured.

Figures 4 and 5 show a mounting 50 which is a modification of the invention. In this case, two substantially inverted U-shaped members 5| and 52 are provided with the member 52 bein smaller than the member 5| and being received therein. The larger member 5| has outwardly extending flanges 53 formed at its lower ends, which flanges have holes 56 therethrough to aid in securing the mounting to a desired object. In the base or connecting portion 5|a of the larger member 5|, a relatively large hole is formed. Then a stud bolt 55 which engages with the smaller member 52 extends upwardly therefrom through the hole 55 and is adapted to be secured to a member to be supported by the mounting 50. The bolt 58 is welded to the member 52 to retain it in position. A metal spacer sleeve 51 is placed around the bolt 56 to prevent the supported member from bearing upon the supporting member 5|.

The inverted U-shaped members 5| and 52 are held together by a rubber block 58 that is positioned between adjacent parallel arms 5i!) and 52b, respectively, of the members 5| and 52 and which is vulcanized thereto. The rubber block 58 also extends between the adjacent base portions of the member 5| and 52, although it is not vulcanized to the base of the member 5|, for a purpose hereinafter to be described. Outwardly struck end flanges 59 are formed on the sides of the arms 52?), which flanges aid in confining the rubber block 58 in position and retarding fore and aft movement in the mounting 50.

The motor mounting 50 is completed by inserting rectangular metal bars 60 between the upper surface of the block 58 and the base of the member 5| whereby upward movement, or rebound of the member 52, when load is removed from the bolt 56, is limited and the motor mounting 50 is retained under stressed condition even when no load is applied thereto. Rivets 8| seasoaeea cure the bars 58 to the base 5|a, and, obviously, the bars are not positioned in the mounting until the rubber blocks are vulcanized in position in the mounting. The bars are positioned by applying load to the bolt 58 which moves the rubber block 58 downwardly relatively of the base em and provides space into which the bars can he slid. The size of the metal bars can be varied whereby the amount of initial stress to which the mounting 50 is subjected can be changed to suit any given load condition. This mounting 50 is adapted to be used between two non-parallel surfaces, as is the mounting shown in Figures 1 through 3 but both mountings can be varied so as to have the bases of the U-shaped members parallel whereby the mounting is adapted to be used between parallel surfaces.

A further modification of the invention is shown in Figures 6 through 9. In this instance a motor mounting 10, including an open centered rectangular cage member ll of appreciable height is provided, which cage has outwardly directed flanges 12 formed on opposite sides thereof, as shown. The flanges 12 have holes 13 therein to receive means for securing the motor mounting 10 to a support. End flaps 14 are formed integrally with the cage 'II at the ends thereof for a purpose hereinafter described. A'

supported member 15, which is substantially of inverted U shape in transverse section, is received within the center of the cage 1| and is secured thereto by rubber blocks 16 which are vulcanized to the sides of both members. These blocks I8 have parallel side surfaces and upwardly curved upper and lower surfaces, the curve extending up from the sides of the cage towards the member 15. In Figures 7 and 8, the member 15 is positioned above the cage 1i and the end flaps 14 are not bent over as in the finished mounting.

Relative endwise movement of the member 15 and the cage 1|, and complete disengagement of such members is prevented by the engagement of end portions thereof. Each end of the base 15a of the supported member 15 is bent over so as to form an outwardly directed L shaped flange i1 thereon (Figure 9). The end flaps 14 of the cage are bent over towards the member 75 and vertically overlie same to prevent disengagement of the cage and its supported member and bear upon rubber compression blocks 8| which are received between the superposed portions of the flanges I1 and the end flaps M. The blocks 8| are prestressed any desired amount to give the supported member proper supporting characteristics. Other rubber blocks 82 are carried by the under surfaces of the lower arm of the flanges 11 to limit downward movement of the supported member by bearing upon the element carrying the mounting 10. The blocks 82 may initially be in engagement with the supporting element, as shown, if desired. Both the blocks 8| and B2 are vulcanized to the flanges I1.

While several embodiments of the invention have been fully illustrated and described herein, it will be apparent that further modifications oi the invention may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination comprising a motor, a frame positioned below and on both sides of said motor and inclined downwardly towards the axis of said motor from both sides thereof, and a motor mounting secured between said motor and said frame on both sides of the axis of said motor with the axis or the mounting being directed towards the principal axis oi. said motor, said motor mounting comprising two U-shaped metal members positioned in telescoping relation with the legs of the first member received within and spaced from the legs of the second member, and rubber means secured between the opposed legs of said members and resiliently connecting said members, the outer ends of the legs of said firstnamed member being outwardly flared to retard relative longitudinal movement of said members.

2. The combination comprising a motor, a frame positioned below and on both sides of said motor and inclined downwardly towards the axis of said motor from both sides thereof, and motor mountings secured between 'said motor and said frame on both sides of the axis of said motor substantially tangential to an are centered on the principal axis of the motor in the plane of the mountings, each of said motor mountings comprising two U-shaped metal members positioned in opposed relation with the legs of one member received within the legs of the second member, and rubber means secured between the opposed legs of said members and resiliently'uniting said members, the ends of the legs of said members being spaced from the bases of the opposed members and the longitudinal axis of said members being perpendicular to the principal axis of said motor whereby said members can be moved relative to each other on an are centered on the principal axis of the motor.

ELLWOOD F. RIESJNG. 

